March 6, 2012
March 6, 2013
March 6, 2014
Three years. How did we get here so quickly? There are days when it feels like she was just a tiny newborn not too long ago and days that feel like being her mama is all I have ever known. Either way- I wouldn't trade this adventure and the lively and loving girl that came with it.
MC loves...
-playing with friends and spending time with family. She is definitely a people person.
- music and singing along to the songs she knows. {Although, try and catch her and she gets shy! She only "performs" when in the mood.}
- wearing dresses or skirts, jewelry, headbands- basically anything "girly"
- Frozen, shows on PBS {Curious George, Peg + Cat, The Cat in the Hat, etc..} and most Pixar/Disney movies that we own.
-playing outside and taking her Boston dog for a walk
- playing dress up, loving on dolls, putting toys in bags and taking them with us whenever we go out-gathering and playing with rocks, marbles, and other small objects
-painting, reading books, playing with play doh
- going places- whether it is out to eat, the library, the store, or some other adventure, she is up for it!
-{luckily} a lot of different foods. She even told the doctor her favorite is carrots because they're crunchy! Cheese still ranks fairly high though. {Mama's girl!} And, the girl loves her chocolate. {definitely some Daddy there!}
-playing in her sandbox or with water
- her recent discovery of being able to chew gum
MC doesn't love...
- us picking out her clothes most of the time. She would much rather do it herself.
- most green veggies still (maybe because they are cooked)- however, she loves kale/spinach in quiche and cucumbers and is starting to like avocado and celery. And, we can usually get her to at least try what is served {after a small battle at times..}
-when she can't be as independent as she wants to be.
Other notable stats about our 3 year old:
She is about 90% in height and weight for her age. So, still looking like she will follow a bit in her daddy's footsteps in that area.
She has a memory like an elephant. She recalls things that surprise me all of the time from months ago and reminds me sometimes of things when I forget...which is becoming more and more frequent...{thanks preggo brain ;) }
She can draw circles and lines and loves to trace letters of the alphabet.
She uses words like probably and actually on a regular basis. She cracks me up -3 going on 30.
She likes to count and sort things by color.
She is still as compassionate and observant as ever - especially of people. She sometimes enjoys watching the people at the zoo more than the animals. And, she loves to look around wherever we are and watch what other people are doing. She sometimes asks us... and sometimes that is interesting trying to explain what is okay and not okay to ask loudly about people in public. ;) She loves talking and asking people their name and if we run into someone with a doggie- she always wants to ask to pet it.
Our dearest MC- you make every day an adventure! You are full of spirit and love, wearing your heart on your sleeve. You are passionate and full of spunk, keeping things interesting around here. We are so lucky that God chose us to be your parents. We will love you always- no matter what comes our way.
